EARTH,

SUN AND
MOON
Objective:

• To describe the shape of the Earth, Sun and Moon

• To describe the position of the Earth in space.

• To describe the movement of the Earth

 We live on Earth!
What shape is it? Is the earth flat?

Video link.
https://youtu.be/T4WjyTV98lg?t=9
Evidence to prove the Earth is round
• Aerial pictures
• The ships appear to sink below the horizon as they
sail away
• Time zones-Why don’t we receive the sun at the
same time
• The Shadows change position during the day.
• Aristotle noticed the Earth shadow formed on the
moon was curved
• Constellations:- Aristotle saw stars that were in
Egypt that were not visible further north
The Earth is not alone in space it co exists with other celestial
objects.

We call the collection of these objects the solar system

• My  Mercury
• Very  Venus
• Excited  Earth
• Mother Mars
• Just  Jupiter
• Served  Saturn
• Us  Uranus
• Noodles  Neptune
• New discoveries are found all the time and recent
information about Pluto suggests it is not big enough to be
called a planet!

• The exploration of space is relatively recent, scientists only

discovered Pluto in 1930 and in 2006 realised Pluto was just
the second largest of several dwarf planets in orbit around
the Sun (Eris - discovered in 2005, is the largest)!
Describe the earth’s movement. Give evidence to
prove it
Find out and write the effect of the Earth’s Movements on
Earth.